This amazing video shows a great white shark being rescued after stranding itself on a beach. In light of the recent shark attacks off the North Carolina coast, it is heartening to see people rally to save such a fearsome, beautiful predator. GREAT WHITE SHARK BEACHES IN CAPE COD Amazing [...]

Very sad news coming from the resort town of Al-Qusair in Egypt this past Sunday. The Red Sea is a top diving location for scuba diving in the Middle East. It is the first fatal shark attack to occur in the region since 2010. According to reports, a 52 year old German tourist was swimming [...]

In more promising news about climate change, one species of reef shark can exhibit a physiological adjustment to the rise in CO2 levels associated with ocean acidification. The epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) has been studied before exhibiting a tolerance to low levels of oxygen in the [...]

This post is for all of you people out there who won’t shut up about scuba diving. Happened upon this beautiful piece from Buzzfeed today, and given the seriously stupendous bum steer we have going on here, I was compelled to share. Not all of it is poppycock, however, as I truly believe we [...]

Sand Tiger Sharks look fierce, they are the quintessential, stereotypical ‘man-eater shark’ with their jagged, razor sharp teeth protruding out of their mouth. Basically, they are the big-ticket item many aquarium visitors expect to see in exhibits. As such, they are a popular exhibit [...]

Here’s yet another bizarre story this weekend. A man in Perth, Australia decided it would be a good idea to swim to a Great White Shark infested rotting whale carcass, and ‘surf the whale.’ Harrison Williams was on a boat with his friends when they saw the deceased whale. [...]

A Chinese Non-Profit Group, Wildliferisk.org, has exposed the Worlds Largest Slaughterhouse for Whale Sharks. The facility is in Wenzhou, China, and kills an estimated 600 or more Whale Sharks per year. The Shark are dismembered for their parts, which are used for medicines, soups, leathers [...]